title: Letter to editor: concerning the comments "Silicon species in seawater" by Professor Exley and Professor Sjöberg.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan. Electronic address: mihotnk@kaiyodai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Naho
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horimoto
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012621:Seasons; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide